在润滑油需求预测中,总部在美国克利夫兰的弗里多尼亚(Freedonia)集团于2013年8月7日发布世界润滑油研究报告,研究发现,全球润滑油需求将每年增加2.3%,到2017年预计达到4390万t。预期的增长将受到日益增加的工业产量和车辆拥有量增长的支持,特别是在发展中国家,发展中国家在润滑油需求方面将高于平均增长率。表1列出了对世界润滑油的需求和预测。然而,北美和西欧等发达地区将不会有太大的增长量,而将增加对高附加值产品,如合成润滑油和生物基润滑油的需求。亚洲为增长地区之首,预计需求将以每年 In the lubricant demand forecast, the Freedonia Group, headquartered in Cleveland, USA, released the World Lubricant Research Report on August 7, 2013 and found that global lubricant demand will increase 2.3% annually to 2017 The annual estimate is 43.9 million tons. The expected growth will be supported by the growing industrial production and increase of vehicle ownership, especially in developing countries where developing countries will be above average growth rate in oil demand. Table 1 lists the world’s lubricant demand and forecast. However, there will not be much growth in developed regions such as North America and Western Europe, and the demand for high value-added products such as synthetic and bio-based lubricants will increase. Asia is the largest growth area and demand is expected to be on an annual basis